Keeping an eye on bird flu
MIT studies of two influenza viruses reveal genetic mutations that could result in pandemic flu.
Angela Belcher wins $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
MIT professor honored for her innovations that take cues, and materials, from nature to tackle key societal issues.
Tracking bubbles for improved nuclear safety
Nuclear science and engineering grad student Rosemary Sugrue explores thermal hydraulics in nuclear reactors
Crash-testing lithium-ion batteries
Laboratory crash tests show both vulnerabilities and ways to improve the safety of lithium-ion batteries used in electric and hybrid vehicles.
MPC associate director visits Collegium members in Asia
Mark Beals, in collaboration with the MIT Industrial Liaison Program, visited Thailand, Taiwan and Japan in early April.
Grad student receives grant for melanoma research
David Benjamin will investigate mechanisms that melanoma cells use to spread to distant sites throughout the body
Automatically grading programming homework
Software that identifies errors in students’ programs — however idiosyncratic their approaches — could be a boon for online learning.
A step closer to artificial livers
Researchers identify compounds that help liver cells grow outside the body.
Markus Buehler named head of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
An MIT faculty member since 2006, Buehler succeeds Andrew Whittle as CEE department head.
Helping advance computational capabilities, expand student research options
Associate Professor Benoit Forget looks to the past for clues to push refinement of nuclear reactors
An electrical switch for magnetism
MIT researchers develop a new approach to controlling the motion of magnetic domains; work could lead to low-power computer memory.
How computers can learn better
With a recently released programming framework, researchers show that a new machine-learning algorithm outperforms its predecessors.
Diving into nuclear policy
Whether he’s in a Navy submarine or in Washington, you’ll find MIT senior Cameron McCord at the intersection of nuclear engineering, policy and service.
Local fifth graders explore mathematics with MIT graduate students
MITxplore, a free after-school math program, transforms math into an adventure.